John Nevarez

Monday, July 07, 2008

Sunday, July 06, 2008

Sunday, June 29, 2008

Oldie sketches

Yeah, I've been really bad about posting new art. Work's been very busy lately and I was dealing with some health issues, which are now under control. I'm getting ready to get my last sketchbook ready for the Con. Hopefully I can finish it in time. Thanks for everyone for your support and love. See ya soon.

Poochowski

Thursday, June 05, 2008

Who is Rocket Johnson?

I''m excited to announce that a new anthology book will be available at this year's ComicCon .

"Who is Rocket Johnson?" is a 72 page graphic novel anthology being self-published by Walt Disney Animation Studio's Story Artists and Directors. It's an all-ages book in which every artist answers the question: "Who is Rocket Johnson?"
It will be sold exclusively at booth 2302 in San Diego and is a limited edition of 1,000 copies.

Artists contributing stories:
Steve Anderson
John Musker
Dean Wellins
Mike Gabriel
Kevin Deters
Paul Briggs
Tom Ellery
Sam Levine
Nathan Greno
Don Hall
Mark Kennedy
Aurian Redson
Daniel Chong
Tron Mai
Lawrence Gong
Joe Mateo
Michael LaBash
Chris Ure
Bruce Morris
Mark Walton

Featuring pin-ups by:
Glen Keane
ChenYi Chang
Byron Howard
Arthur Adams

Cover painted by:
Paul Felix

I'm sure these will sell out by Friday, so plan to be there early.

Wednesday, May 14, 2008

Great References & Inspiration

If you're in search of some great screengrabs of some memorable movies, check out these sites:

Mise En Scene 101 - great site
Period Movies - great reference on historical costumes
The Black Island - nice hodgepodge of memorable scenes
Frame Filter - great site
The Indy Experience - great place to get your Indiana fix!
Picturas - nice gallery

And this gallery I just started:
Film Bytes

Enjoy!

Wednesday, March 19, 2008

Mas to Love!

Art of Dejan
Carlos Meglia
ZD Brush
Jeff Solway
Kraftywork
WouterTulp
Uwe Heidschoetter
Xiffault
Mais Comment
MaHoaso
Rungsi
Robogabo
Tyranx
Hexmor
Daniel Teran
More Mojo
DOPW
Thomas Fluharty

Sunday, March 16, 2008

Weekly 20 Beauties!!

Awesome blogs throughout!!!

Nate Skate
Tokyo Banana
Alaykss Book
Wallace Klakenwski
Julien Bizat
Visual Phooey
Pascal Valdes
Gorillustrator
Rafa Toro
George Kap
Zaruhigalsain
Gary Keroglyan
Daniel Strijleva
Paolo Armitano
Denis Medri Artworks
Sara Pichelli
Brandon Scott
Sushi Xav
Last Travel Art
Paques Man

Thursday, March 06, 2008

More Blogs to ooh and aah ...

Damn these guys are good!

Roberto Pena
Matias Hyde
JL Drawings
Pedro Nunez
Gurney Journey
Pedro Sanchez
Casa Munuera
Guillerge
Criminal Mastermind
Art Oja
Mike Lee
Thomas Cardone
Rodolfo Damaggio
Mian Situ Fine Art
Russian Masters
Crooked Eye

Tuesday, February 05, 2008

Inspiration: Vincent Massy

I'm so pleased to see that the multi-talented artist Vincent Massy has a blog. I first saw Vincent's work when I was working on the Groove 2 movie. He's such a talent and an incredible draughtsman. Definitely look through the his pages in his blog. It's filled with concepts, sketches, workbook pages and some models. Definitely a treat!

Sunday, January 27, 2008

Rising Star: Sean Covernton

My good bud Brad Goodchild brought to me the attention of a young talented artist by the name of Sean Covernton. Sean worked with Brad in Vancouver and this guy's awesome. Not only does Sean do boards but he's also a great designer as well. You can also view his blog-folio. Great stuff Sean! I wish you all the best, and I know you'll go far.

Friday, January 25, 2008

Mas Amazing blogs to see ...

Hardestam
Vincent Dutrait
Spice Shop
Plum De Corbeau
Bret Blevins
Denis Goulet
Pat Boutin
Jessica Borutski
Mindy Doodles
Uber Monster
Charlie Wen
Accidental Panda
Mylydneo
Marmotte Garou
Alexis Liddell
Lebien Heureux
Pencil from Paris
Thom Char
Nobodix
Mor-row
RParpan
Jelle Pelle
Patch of Orange
SketchinBear
Ankles N Socks

Hans Bacher: Dream Worlds

This is way overdue, but if you haven't seen it yet, definitely check out Han Bacher's new book, "Dream Worlds: Production Design for Animation". It's now available in English, and it's a stunning treat!! It's filled with gorgeous work from many movies he's designed and it's filled with notes, and approaches on how he designs and compose for film. This is a must have for any budding art director or production designer, or for that matter anyone who wants to see composition done from a current master. It's available through Amazon or Barnes and Noble.

Saturday, December 01, 2007

Dragon Sketch

Here is a sketch I did for the current sketchbook for "Dragon Sketches" by Bobby Chiu and Kei Acedera. Bobby and Kei, thank you so much for including me into your amaziing series of inspiring sketchbooks. About every few months, they produce some amazing sketchbooks with varying themes and invite different artists from around the world to participate. For more information where you can purchase a copy, please visit their site and click on the "store" tab on top.

Sunday, November 25, 2007

Update:Bits & Pieces, Vol. 2

Just an update that Bits& Pieces, Vol. 2 is no longer available. I want to thank everyone who's expressed interest and support toward this and my other sketchbook, as well as to the good folk around the world whose purchased my sketchbooks. I truly appreciate it and THANK YOU so much!!!! For those still interested, I have a few of Vol. 1 still available. If you're interested in Vol. 2, please check out Stuart Ng Books. Again, thank you so much for all your support and love!

Saturday, November 03, 2007

He's Back Again!!!

Yes, the incredible Uli Meyer has just posted some delicious beauties from his sketchbook. I truly love his work. His line is so fluid, so quick and confident. And the charm and personality he gives in his characters are just simply amazing. BTW, great tattoo!!!!

Monday, October 29, 2007

Inspiration: Denise Blakely Fuller

I'm very happy to announce that my coworker and superbud Denise Blakely Fuller finally has a blog! I've been looking at her work for years and she is amazing. She does it all; paint, draw, design, art direct, everything. Go check her out!!

Sunday, October 28, 2007

Graphic Beauty

Ah, here's some tasty graphic beauties from Sam the Man. Love the simplisticy and textured patterning!

Wednesday, October 17, 2007

Inspiration: Paul Lasaine

The amazingly talented Paul Lasaine has a blog, and it's a treat! He's posted some incredibly beautiful painting from "The Prince of Egypt" and has also posted some matte painting work. Definitely bookmark this site!

(All images on this post for Prince of Egypt are copyright of Dreamworks Studios.)

Tuesday, October 09, 2007

Inspiration: Sam "the Man" Michlap

Ahh, these beauties were created by my bud and supertalented designer Sam Michlap for Dreamwork's "Sinbad". Sam is one of the best designers I've had the pleasure to work with. He's amazing with composition and tonality and his paintings are just damn inspirational. If you haven't yet, definitely visit Sam's blog.

(All images on this post for Sinbad are copyright of Dreamworks Studios.)

Sunday, October 07, 2007

Inspiration: More Billy George

I'm so glad Billy George has a blog. He also has an amazing website. Billy is just an incredibly awesome draughtsman with a mastery of composition and mood. I had the good fortune of looking at his workbooks for "The Emperor's New Groove" and "Brother Bear" and they are truly inspirational. I'm blown away with his composition and style. For those wanting to learn great layout and compositions, definitely bookmark Billy George's sites!